This category highlights the role of connection, belonging, and shared responsibility in wellbeing. It features stories and insights on community-based support, peer connection, and initiatives that strengthen collective resilience.
Although most of us experience worry every once in a while, people with anxiety disorders will feel this restlessness during everyday events to the point that it disrupts their daily lives (via Mayo Clinic). They will feel nervous and tense…
Whether you’re at work or a family get-together, there’s probably one person who controls the emotional tone. Family gatherings might be influenced by a strong-willed mother or a conservative grandfather. Psychologists call it “emotional contagion” because it works in the…
Where there’s life, there’s loss. The unfortunate truth is no one escapes loss, and we all experience a number of losses throughout our lives. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross categorized grief into five stages in her well-known theory, according to a 2024 article…
Exercise offers a plethora of physical, mental, and emotional benefits, from mood support to better sleep (per Mayo Clinic). A 2024 study in General Hospital Psychiatry found that 12 weeks of moderate-intensity cardio exercise helped ease obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom…
In today’s digital age, kids find it hard to imagine life without the internet. We ourselves use it to connect with friends and family, stay up-to-date on news and events, and even work remotely. Willough Jenkins, MD, is the Medical…
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s all too easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of stress and anxiety. While some degree of worry is inevitable in life, some people deal with a more pervasive and…
Moving can be exciting, filled with opportunities and new experiences. If we’re lucky, it’s a catalyst for growth and reinvention, allowing us to step into another version of ourselves without judgment or pretenses. The funny thing about depression is that…
As much as we focus on keeping our bodies healthy, our brains are equally deserving of our attention. While we tend to think of cognitive decline as something to worry about in old age, 2024 research published in the British…
The human body can have some pretty magical responses to the environment around us, including sights, smells, sounds, and more. ASMR is one such response that some people report feeling when prompted by certain stimuli. The sensation is most often…
You’ve likely heard the term schizophrenia or schizophrenic, and while it’s a hard word to forget, do you know what it is? Is schizophrenia something you should be worried about? According to the American Psychiatric Association, schizophrenia is a brain…